out of breath
/aʊ̯t əv bɹɛθ/US/aʊ̯t əv bɹɛθ/
out of breath prepositional phrase: breathing with difficulty, in particular due to physical activity.
Prepositional phrase
- Breathing with difficulty, in particular due to physical activity.
- We were all out of breath when we got to the summit.
- Cam. [i.e., Canidus.] Our Fortune on the Sea is out of breath,
And ſinkes moſt lamentably. Had our Generall
Bin what he knew himſelfe, it had gone well:
Oh his [i.e., he] ha's giuen example for our flight,
Moſt groſſely by his owne.
Eno[barbus]. I, are you thereabouts? Why then goodnight indeede.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
- Synonyms:
- out of wind
out of breath meaning in Tamil and Arabic
out of breath in Tamil
- மூச்சுத் திணற, மூச்சு வாங்க, கெஸ் வாங்க
out of breath in Arabic
- breathing with difficulty
- لَاهِث lāhiṯ
Examples of out of breath in a sentence
- When at last we stopped in a tumble of bodies on the grass, laughing, and in Dad's case, out of breath, we were like little kids (I mean 5 or 6!2008 December 30, David Joutras, chapter 8, in A Ghost in the World (Brother's Keepers; 1), →ISBN, page 55:
- Aaroo, Aaroo” howled Dunchest until he was out of breath and then he began to whimper realizing Cutlass was not coming back until the mission was over.2018, Ravi Struck, Josh Weisman, Pirates of the Seven Seas: Book One: Gromund's Tales, BookBaby, →ISBN:
Synonyms of out of breath
Questions about out of breath
- What does out of breath mean?
- Out of breath means breathing with difficulty, in particular due to physical activity.
- What is out of breath in Tamil?
- Out of breath in Tamil is மூச்சுத் திணற, மூச்சு வாங்க, கெஸ் வாங்க. See Out of breath meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use out of breath in a sentence?
- When at last we stopped in a tumble of bodies on the grass, laughing, and in Dad's case, out of breath, we were like little kids (I mean 5 or 6!
- What part of speech is out of breath?
- Out of breath is a prepositional phrase.
- How do you pronounce out of breath?
- Out of breath is pronounced /aʊ̯t əv bɹɛθ/ (UK).
Words near out of breath in the dictionary
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